Western, which improved to 4-0, was led by the 12 points of guard Ira Graham, who had all of those points in the
last seven minutes.
PLU, which fell to 1-2, was led by the 13 points of Michael Torbenson. Guard Jake Carstensen added 11 points.
The Vikings led just 17-14 with a little over eight minutes left in the first half, but outscored the Lutes, 29-4, the rest of the period, going 5-of-6 on 3-pointers in the run to establish a 46-18 lead at halftime. Western shot 55.9 percent (16-of-29) from the field in the opening half, including 53.8 percent (7-of-13) on 3-pointers, while holding PLU to 21.9 percent (7-of-32) from the floor.
Newspaper Box Score Pacific Lutheran vs Western Washington 11/26/04 7:00 p.m. at Bellingham, Wash. At Bellingham, Wash. WESTERN WASHINGTON 103, PACIFIC LUTHERAN 60 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (1-2) Torbensen, Michael 5-8 3-4 13; Carstensen, Jake 3-8 2-2 11; Oliver, Kurt 3-10 0-1 9; Jochim, Brian 2-10 2-2 7; DeSuze, Sudon 2-6 1-2 6; Mehalechko, Andrew 2-4 0-0 6; Cardwell, Drew 1-5 0-0 2; Pederson, Andrew 1-3 0-0 2; Stark, John 1-3 0-0 2; Heidenreich, Landon 1-2 0-0 2; Pasquariello, Jason 0-2 0-0 0; Morehead, Jonathan 0-1 0-0 0; Lipscomb, Jake 0-2 0-2 0; Ash, Gabe 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-67 8-13 60. WESTERN WASHINGTON (4-0) Graham, Ira 4-6 2-4 12; Amaya, Tyler 4-5 2-4 11; Roosendaal, Craig 4-8 0-0 11; Dykstra, Grant 4-6 0-1 11; Jackson, Kyle 3-5 2-2 10; Diggs, Ryan 3-8 4-4 10; Visser, Darrell 3-4 3-6 9; Primozich, Rob 3-3 2-2 8; Vermeulen, Preston 1-5 4-4 6; MacMullen, Tyler 2-4 2-6 6; Weisner, Brett 1-4 2-3 5; Henne, Lukas 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 34-61 23-36 103. Pacific Lutheran.............. 18 42 - 60 Western Washington............ 46 57 - 103 3-point goals-Pacific Lutheran 10-24 (Oliver, Kurt 3-7; Carstensen, Jake 3-5; Mehalechko, Andrew 2-4; Jochim, Brian 1-5; DeSuze, Sudon 1-1; Pasquariello, Jason 0-1; Pederson, Andrew 0-1), Western Washington 12-28 (Roosendaal, Craig 3-6; Dykstra, Grant 3-4; Graham, Ira 2-3; Jackson, Kyle 2-4; Weisner, Brett 1-4; Amaya, Tyler 1-2; Henne, Lukas 0-1; Vermeulen, Preston 0-2; Diggs, Ryan 0-2). Fouled out--Pacific Lutheran-None, Western Washington-None. Rebounds-Pacific Lutheran 34 (DeSuze, Sudon 6; Cardwell, Drew 6), Western Washington 45 (Dykstra, Grant 7). Assists-Pacific Lutheran 15 (Heidenreich, Landon 4), Western Washington 22 (Amaya, Tyler 5). Total fouls-Pacific Lutheran 24, Western Washington 14. A-895 GAME 2 - 7th Annual WWU/Chuck Randall Thanksgiving Men's Basketball Classic